Nassau Fire Brigade Association
| Nassau Fire Brigade Association (NFV) |
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| legal form | registered association |
| purpose | Promotion of fire, labor, disaster and civil protection |
| Seat | Wiesbaden |
| founding | July 28, 1872
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| place | Wiesbaden |
| Board | Norbert Fischer |
| Members | 27,200 |
| Organization type | District Association |
| Website | nfv-112.org |
The Nassau Fire Brigade Association e. V. , NFV for short , based in Wiesbaden , is the professional association of the Nassau fire brigades . As an umbrella organization, it represents the interests of the 11 district fire brigade associations (KFV). The two district groups of the professional fire brigade (BF) and plant fire brigade (WF) are also full members with voting rights. According to the statutes, the Nassau Youth Fire Brigade (NJF) is part of the NFV. The NFV is a member of the Hessen State Fire Brigade Association (LFV Hessen) based in Kassel .
The District Fire Brigade Association represents the Nassau fire brigades in the State Fire Brigade Association of Hesse.
The association and its members are often present in Hessian politics, in committees, hearings and committees in Hesse to represent the positions of the Nassau fire brigade.
history
The foundation
The Nassau Fire Brigade Association was founded in Wiesbaden on July 27, 1872 and has had a moving history. At the meeting of the leaders of the fire brigades on September 18, 1868 in Wiesbaden, the formation of an umbrella organization was publicly suggested for the first time. On October 16, 1868, the first supra-local fire brigade conference took place in Bad Homburg , at which an application was made to found an association for the Wiesbaden district or for the Hesse-Nassau province . The commitment was made to pursue this application from Wiesbaden. The Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 interrupted further negotiations for the time being, so that a commission was not brought into being until August 24, 1871 at a fire service leaders' meeting to promote the establishment of a fire service association and prepare a draft statute. The fire director Christian Zollmann was appointed chairman of this commission for the formation of an umbrella organization.
On July 27, 1872, 20 delegates of the volunteer fire brigades met in Wiesbaden and made the decision to found a fire brigade association for the Wiesbaden district . The Wiesbaden fire director Karl-Hermann Scheurer became chairman . Representatives of the city, the state government and Carl Metz from Heidelberg, manufacturer of extinguishing and rescue equipment, as well as fire director Ludwig Scabell from the professional fire brigade in Berlin took part in the foundation ceremony of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association . The founding protocol shows that Kaiser Wilhelm I was also present. After discussing the statutes that had been drawn up , the decision was made to declare the fire brigade association established for the Wiesbaden district.
The following is a copy of the formation protocol:
“The idea of founding a fire brigade association was suggested by fire director Christian Zollmann in the leadership meeting on September 18, 1868. Since this suggestion had been made almost simultaneously in Bad Homburg vdH and an invitation to this was issued by our armed forces, on October 16, 1868, the leaders elected Eduard Kalb and Christian Krell from the delegates to visit the assembly in Bad Homburg. At this meeting in 1869 it was decided to found an association in the Wiesbaden administrative district and instructed it to make the necessary preparations. A commission in Wiesbaden should be elected for this purpose. With the preparatory work, however, the war year 1870 had come and the matter remained dormant until August 1871. On August 24, the commission was elected, consisting of the following gentlemen: Fire Director Zollmann, Captain Gaab, Captain Krell, 2nd Captain Scheurer, Secretary Strasbourgers. Eight days after the meeting, Mr. Zollmann died unexpectedly. In his place, Mr. Scheurer was elected as fire director, who now took over the chairmanship of the commission. The statutes for the association were drafted and discussed, so that they were completed in the spring of 1872. Now the commission got in touch with the existing “volunteer fire brigades” in the Wiesbaden administrative region and the first day of the foundation day of the fire brigade day could be called to Wiesbaden on July 17, 1872. Associated with the same was an exhibition of fire-fighting equipment, which was set up in the royal riding arena. It was a special event: that His Majesty our most blessed Kaiser Wilhelm I was present here. "
A year later on June 2, 1873, the fire brigades were invited to the second association day in Limburg an der Lahn . On the occasion of this fire brigade day, the volunteer fire brigades in the Wiesbaden region were already represented by 37 members for 23 fire brigades affiliated with the association. These fire departments numbered 2,279 volunteer and 4,506 duty firefighters. In 1885 it joined the Prussian State Fire Brigade Association , which had only been founded two years earlier. Due to the decision of the central board on June 1, 1902 in Nassau (Lahn) , a new division of the area into districts was carried out according to the district administration areas.
After the First World War
During the 23rd association day on July 11, 1920 in Oberursel , Wilhelm Tropp was elected chairman and the association's name was changed to the current name "Nassauischer Feuerwehrverband" with the addition "founded in Wiesbaden in 1872". Previously, because of the First World War, no association days could be held for a few years. On this Nassau Fire Brigade Association Day, Wilhelm Tropp solemnly presented the certificate for the beneficial establishment of the Tropp Jubilee Foundation . This foundation supports firefighters in need who have actively served for at least ten years and who are in great need through illness or other unfortunate circumstances through no fault of their own. It is still a dependent foundation of the NFV.
The fire brigades in the Wiesbaden administrative region and the Wetzlar district published a monthly fire brigade newspaper very early on. In 1914 there was already the 39th year of the Nassau fire brigade news . Despite the many sufferings of the First World War , the comrades in the fire brigade stood by their task. At the 26th Nassau Fire Brigade Association Day in Dillenburg in July 1924, it was found that the association had 318 fire brigades with 18,305 firefighters. The minutes of the Association Days in 1925 in Griesheim, 1928 in Eltville am Rhein and the 29th Nassau Fire Brigade Day in 1930 in Bad Ems bear witness to the ongoing development of the association. At the association conference in Eltville in 1928, an association banner was donated by the association's women and virgins and ceremoniously presented after the consecration. This association day was an impressive demonstration for the ideals of the fire brigade. 488 fire brigades with a total of 22,200 firefighters had come together in the meantime.
Dissolution by Nazi law
The seizure of power by the National Socialists had a profound effect on the Nassau Fire Brigade Association. Until 1932, the volunteer fire brigades had always received the necessary offspring through voluntary reports. That changed after the National Socialists came to power and party formations were set up everywhere. The result was that not only did the junior staff fail, but also many men left the fire service, which led to an acute shortage of staff. In addition, there was disregard and disregard, which gave the fire brigades from the party formations a tough struggle between the Nazi ideology and the independence of the fire brigade, which often ended in bitter guerrilla warfare. On December 15, 1933, the “Prussian Fire Protection Act” was passed, through which the position of the fire brigade in public life was re-regulated. Professional fire brigade and volunteer fire brigade were referred to in the law as a “special police executive” and they were subordinated to the local police administrators. The volunteer fire brigades should also be entered in the register of associations as legally competent associations . Due to the newly introduced age limit of 60 years and the review of political attitudes, many executives were forcibly withdrawn from active service. On April 25, 1934, an extraordinary association day took place in Weilburg , preceded by an exercise by the Weilburg volunteer fire department on the market square. The association's delegates met for the last time to transfer their organization to the "Provincial Fire Brigade Association Hessen-Nassau". In his speech, the chairman of the association, Fritz Kahl, stated that it was with regret that the old idea was being abandoned, but that the idea of a united Germany was being accepted. You obey the order of the Chancellor . That is why they came together to decide that the Nassau Fire Brigade Association ceased to exist. Literally, Kahl added: “It is now important to continue working in line with our motto: One for all and all for one. Even if the name of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association disappears, the ideal of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association remains. "
Re-establishment after the Second World War
The end of the Second World War was also a time of new beginnings for the volunteer fire brigade. True to the motto: "Honor God, defend your neighbor", they wanted to fulfill their obligation. While all existing associations and federations were initially banned and dissolved, on April 5, 1945, order No. 6 was issued to all volunteer fire brigades in the Wiesbaden administrative district: "By order of the occupation authorities, fire protection must be carried out by the previous volunteer fire brigade forces." The American security officers monitored the activities of the fire department. They saw it as a paramilitary facility and ordered an immediate separation of the fire brigade and police. But the transition to the new era did not go smoothly for the fire services. As a result of captivity and denazification measures, the number of active firefighters in the fire brigade was considerably weakened. Life was only gradually brought back into order. The personnel difficulties in the fire brigades gradually dissolved and serious reconstruction was to be considered. The initiative for the re-establishment of the association was, as in 1872, by the volunteer fire departments from Wiesbaden. After laborious coordination activities, the merger of the volunteer fire brigades was finally achieved on April 8, 1948. In the final protocol it was expressly stated that the new association only serves social and welfare purposes and does not exercise any authority over the fire brigade district and firefighters. On this first association day after the war, a total of 679 delegates from the voluntary fire brigades and the plant fire brigades from the administrative district took part, which was celebrated with a worthy celebration in Eltville.
Foundation of the State Fire Brigade Association of Hesse
On April 21, 1954, against the background of the subdivision of the federal states in the post-war period and after years of tough negotiations , the Hessen State Fire Brigade Association was founded in Frankfurt am Main on April 21, 1954 . The NFV joined the newly founded LFV Hessen as one of three district associations and was therefore no longer a direct member of the German Fire Brigade Association .
Fire Protection Aid Act
On January 1, 1971, the "Hessian Law on Fire Protection and Assistance by Fire Brigades (Fire Protection Assistance Act)" came into force. Up to this point in time, the fire brigade associations, as associations under private law, were responsible for public fire protection. When the law came into force, cities and municipalities became responsible for fire protection and had to perform this task as a self-governing task. Since then, the fire brigade has been a municipal facility. However, this fundamental change did not lead to the dissolution of the fire brigade associations and fire brigade associations. In their statutes, the goals were reformulated: The promotion of fire protection, the representation of the interests of the fire brigades, social welfare for the members, camaraderie, public relations, fire protection education are among these goals in addition to the promotion of the youth fire brigade and fire brigade music.
Association anniversaries
The 100th anniversary of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association took place together with the 100th anniversary of the FF Geisenheim from May 27 to 29, 1972. From September 12 to 14, 1997, the Nassau Fire Brigade Association celebrated its 125th anniversary in Eltville am Rhein, where the host fire brigade also held its 125th anniversary celebration.
Norbert Fischer has been the Chairman of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association since May 2011.
tasks
The support of fire protection, occupational safety, disaster and civil protection is achieved in particular by fulfilling the following tasks:
- Promotion of fire and disaster protection and general aid
- Implementation of information events
- Promotion of youth fire brigades and groups of children
- Promoting music-making communities
- Support of the honor and age department
- Representing the interests of the member associations
- Exchange of ideas at regional and state level
- Cooperation with municipal associations
- Contacts with business associations
- Contacts with district, district and state authorities
- Contacts with other aid organizations
- Support of nationwide campaigns
organs
The organs of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association are:
- Association meeting
- Association Board
- Executive board
Working method
The Nassau Fire Brigade Association in Wiesbaden does not have an office and performs its tasks exclusively on a voluntary basis. Each Nassau district fire brigade association is represented by a confirmed person on the association board. The chairmen of the district fire brigade associations belong to the executive committee .
The positions of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association are based on the results of internal professional work, the findings of which are available to both the political association work and the public.
Firefighters
Around 25,000 active fire service members are employed in around 800 fire brigades, the proportion of women being 12.5%. There are also around 1,200 professional fire fighters and 1,000 plant fire fighters.
Youth and children's fire brigade
The youth fire brigades and children's fire brigades (for children from 6 years of age) are essential instruments for recruiting young people . In the around 700 youth fire departments, 11,000 boys and girls are active in the original youth fire department and 1,300 in the children's fire department. The association of the Nassau District Youth Fire Brigade represents the interests of the Nassau youth fire brigades.
Fire department competitions
The State of Hesse advertises and organizes Hessian fire service exercises at district, district and state level every year . They include a theoretical part (answering the questionnaire) and a practical part (fire brigade exercise with fire fighting and rescuing people using respiratory protection and digital radio ).
Individual volunteer fire brigades from the Nassau association area also take part in fire service competitions that are organized and supported by the LFV Hessen. Through elimination competitions at the state and federal level , Nassau teams repeatedly qualify for the international fire brigade competitions of the world fire brigade association CTIF , which take place every four years . In July 1985 , the Nidderau - Eichen volunteer fire brigade was world champion in Austria at the Traditional International Fire Brigade Competitions . At the International Fire Brigade Sports Competitions of the CTIF in July 1993 in Berlin , the Beselich-Obertiefenbach volunteer fire brigade won in the fire fighting discipline and became world champion after having won 3rd place and the bronze medal in this so-called Fire Brigade Olympics in Warsaw / Poland four years earlier .
Awards
- Fire Brigade Badges of Honor of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association are awarded in recognition and appreciation of the fire service in the area of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association in the form of a medal of honor or a cross of honor.
See also
literature
- The fire brigade association in the Wiesbaden administrative districts (ed.): Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of the fire brigade association in the Wiesbaden administrative district, 1872–1897 . G. Weißer'sche Buchdruckerei, Wiesbaden 1897.
- Nassau Fire Brigade Association (ed.): Chronicle of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association, 1872–1997 . Wiesbaden 1997.
- Landesfeuerwehrverband Hessen (Ed.): All the strength of the fire brigade! 50 years of the Hessen State Fire Brigade Association . Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-927006-48-3 .
Web links
- Nassau Fire Brigade Association
- State Fire Brigade Association Hessen eV
- Hessian Ministry of the Interior and for Sports - Fire Brigades in Hesse
Individual evidence
- ^ The member associations of the NFV , accessed on June 23, 2018
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : The foundation of the Nassau fire brigade association . In: Yearbook for the Limburg-Weilburg district 2012 . The district committee of the district of Limburg-Weilburg, Limburg-Weilburg 2011, ISBN 3-927006-48-3 , p. 65-67 .
- ↑ Nassau Fire Brigade Association (Ed.): Chronicle of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association, 1872–1997 . Wiesbaden 1997.
- ^ Moritz Jungbluth: Voluntary fire brigades in the Nassau region . Ed .: Regensburg Association for Folklore. Waxman Verlag, Münster 2014.
- ^ Landesfeuerwehrverband Hessen (Hrsg.): All the strength of the fire brigade! 50 years of the Hessen State Fire Brigade Association . Kassel 2004, ISBN 3-927006-48-3 , p. 20-45 .
- ^ Statutes of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association, Wiesbaden. Nassau Fire Brigade Association V., accessed on June 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b The model of the Nassau Fire Brigade Association. Nassau Fire Brigade Association, accessed June 23, 2018 .
- ↑ a b The Nassau Fire Brigade Association eV Nassau Fire Brigade Association, accessed on June 23, 2018 .
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : X. Fire Brigade Olympics 1993 in Berlin . In: Florian Hessen 9/1993 . Munkelt Verlag, Wiesbaden 1993, p. 24-26 . ISSN 0936-5370 .